August 29, 2007

Today's tools retreat uses the following framework for each tool:

• Samples of what practicum students can already do
  • student artifacts

• Ways to allow your students to continue to integrate these tools into teaching and learning
  • resources for using these tools for teaching and learning

• How to begin to use these tools
  • resources for learning about these tools

Agenda

9-9:30 Juice and Goodies

9:30-9:50 Introduction & Survey

9:50-10:00 Hook (learning about books)

10:00-10:30 Social Bookmarking (organizing your books)

10:30-10:55 Blogs (journaling)

10:55-11:20 Wikis (publishing your own books)

11:20-11:30 Morning Wrap-Up

11:30-12:30 Lunch will be provided

12:30-1:30 Digital Storytelling

(designing and creating a new genre of books)

1:30 - 2:00 Podcasting, RSS, (joining a book club)

Social Bookmarking (recommending books)

2:00 - 2:15 Afternoon Wrap-Up

2:15 - 2:30 Next Steps